Air Compressor Intercoolers

Plugged tubes and water jackets will cause your compressors to run hot, reducing their efficiency and stopping you from running at full capacity.

Participate fouling on the fin side not only reduces heat transfer, causing the compressor to run hot, but it contaminates the air potentially causing serious damage to the compressor itself, as well as contaminating plant air.

Both these problems also contribute to the erosion of the aluminum fins, which further contributes to the problems.

Air compressors are vital component in the operation of your plant, if your compressor is down, so are you. And your inter and after-coolers are essential to efficient, worry free operation of your compressors.

The National Heat Exchange solution: First of all a proper cleaning both tube and fin side at least every 3 to 4 years is a must. Tubes and water jackets can be circulated in place with our Ultra-Clean DS every year to keep the water side clean and unplugged. A major source of particulate fouling on the air side is rust and corrosion on the directional plates.

During shell side cleaning these plates must be removed. It is our recommendation that while they are removed, the directional plates be replaced with stainless steel or bead blasted and powder coated as well as replacing the mild steel tie rods with stainless steel. This process will eliminate future problems caused by corrosion.

THE RESULTS ARE CLEAR

NHE can restore your worn coolers to an efficiency level that is as near to new as possible, while at the same time eliminating corrosion and fouling problems inherent in the original equipment.